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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros

1968-08-21 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 16780 · 2:20

Houston Astros defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 6–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Don Wilson earned the win. Jim Lefebvre went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
HOU	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	0		6	10

W: Don Wilson L: Mike Kekich SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Bill Williams · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Crawford	4	0	0	0	1	3
Len Gabrielson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Willie Davis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tom Haller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Fairly	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Boyer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Lefebvre	4	1	2	1	0	0
Paul Popovich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Kekich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Fairey	1	0	0	0	0	1
Claude Osteen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bart Shirley	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Herrera	4	1	2	1	1	0
Hector Torres	4	2	1	1	1	0
Jim Wynn	2	1	0	0	2	1
Rusty Staub	4	1	3	3	0	0
Denis Menke	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Aspromonte	4	0	2	1	0	0
John Bateman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Simpson	3	0	0	0	1	1
Don Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Kekich	4.0	5	4	2
Claude Osteen	4.0	5	1	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	9.0	7	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Crawford: K
Len Gabrielson: 9
Willie Davis: 43

Bot 1

Jose Herrera: W
Hector Torres: POCS2(136)#
Hector Torres: 9
Jim Wynn: K

Top 2

Tom Haller: K
Ron Fairly: 3
Ken Boyer: 3

Bot 2

Rusty Staub: 5
Denis Menke: K
Bob Aspromonte: S9
John Bateman: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Jim Lefebvre: HR/9
Paul Popovich: 3
Mike Kekich: 3
Willie Crawford: W
Len Gabrielson: S8.1-2
Willie Davis: K

Bot 3

Dick Simpson: 7/L
Don Wilson: 4/L
Jose Herrera: D7
Hector Torres: S7.2-H
Jim Wynn: W.1-2
Rusty Staub: S9.2-H;1-3
Denis Menke: 2/P

Top 4

Tom Haller: 43
Ron Fairly: 3/G
Ken Boyer: S8
Jim Lefebvre: 8

Bot 4

Bob Aspromonte: 8
John Bateman: D7
Dick Simpson: 13
Don Wilson: E5.2-3
Jose Herrera: 4

Top 5

Paul Popovich: E4
Mike Kekich: 1/BP#
Willie Crawford: K
Len Gabrielson: S8.1-3
Willie Davis: 9/L

Bot 5

Hector Torres: W
Jim Wynn: W.1-2
Rusty Staub: PB.2-3;1-2
Rusty Staub: S9.3-H;2-H(UR)
Denis Menke: 3/L
Bob Aspromonte: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Tom Haller: 3/G
Ron Fairly: S8
Ken Boyer: 3
Jim Lefebvre: S9.1-3
Jim Fairey: K

Bot 6

John Bateman: E6
Dick Simpson: WP.1-2
Dick Simpson: W
Don Wilson: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Jose Herrera: S8.3-H(UR);2-3
Hector Torres: 9(B)2(3)/DP

Top 7

Claude Osteen: 6/L
Willie Crawford: K
Len Gabrielson: 9

Bot 7

Jim Wynn: 53
Rusty Staub: S7.B-2(E7)
Denis Menke: 6/L
Bob Aspromonte: S8.2-H(UR)
John Bateman: 9

Top 8

Willie Davis: S8
Tom Haller: 7
Ron Fairly: K
Ken Boyer: 2

Bot 8

Dick Simpson: K
Don Wilson: S8
Jose Herrera: 8
Hector Torres: 63

Top 9

Jim Lefebvre: 8
Bart Shirley: W
Bob Bailey: 9
Willie Crawford: 6